What Happened the Day Marvin Gaye Got Shot
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- Published on Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:43
- Written by Renee Montgomery
The community of Western Heights which sits between Arlington and Western, south of Washington can claim bragging rights to one of West Adams top tourist attractions. Located on Gramercy just north of the 10 freeway overpass, is the site of the April 1, 1984 shooting of Marvin Gaye by his…WAHA's Living History Tour; Trailblazing Women
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- Published on Sunday, 08 August 2010 14:59
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
On September 25, the West Adams Heritage Association’s 2010 Living History Tour celebrated the 100th anniversary of California women’s voting rights by focusing on pioneering women who dared to venture in new directions in their lives and in a variety of professions.
The Living History Tour was first…Roma Tillman's Childhood 1926-1936
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- Published on Friday, 06 August 2010 11:34
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
My dad, Harry Theobald and I moved to 2143 w. 21st Street (in Western Heights) in 1924 from Saint Louis when I was probably about four.My mother died in childbirth with me. We stayed until about 1936. It was a fun neighborhood with all kinds of stuff going…Womens History Month In West Adams
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- Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 12:09
- Written by Renee Montgomery
The month of March was declared National Womens History Week by Congress in 1987.
Long before then, the Mid-City/West Adams area, the heart of town, had already produced a number of pioneering women. Many were minorities, like Dr. Margaret Chung, the first American-born Chinese female physician, Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American…History of New Years Night Watch Service in Black Communities
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- Published on Saturday, 26 December 2009 13:03
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Forwarded to us by neighbor Sonya Smith & Angela Brown
Many of you who live or grew up in Black communities in the United States have probably heard of "Watch Night Services," the gathering of the faithful in church on New Year's Eve. The…Sugar Hill 1936-1946
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- Published on Monday, 30 November 2009 23:29
- Written by Robin D. Williams
A Former Resident Remembers His Sugar Hill Childhood
(What Kids Did Before TV, Texting, Ipods, Video Games)
I lived in a neoclassical mansion at 2218 Harvard Boulevard from the age of six months to about…Fire Station 26 Then and Now
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 October 2009 09:16
- Written by Chin Thammasaengsri
The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) was established in 1886 and currently operates 100 + neighborhood fire stations that render fire and emergency services to nearly four million residents covering 400 square miles. Serving the West Adams area is Fire Station 26, which has been a part of the…McCARTY MEMORIAL CHURCH
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- Published on Sunday, 13 September 2009 15:15
- Written by Stacy Edwards
During the 1920s and 1930s, due to the high concentration of religious structures lining both sides of Adams between Vermont and Crenshaw Boulevards, Adams Boulevard became known as the “street of churches”. One of the most impressive is the McCarty Memorial Christian Church. On a hill with a great tower…When the Neighborhood Was Filled with Nightclubs
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- Published on Friday, 11 September 2009 00:57
- Written by Gloria Garner
A Brief History Of the Clark Library
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- Published on Friday, 11 September 2009 00:09
- Written by Bruce Whiteman
The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, located on the full block bounded by Adams, 25th, Cimarron, and St. Andrews, is a rare book and manuscript library that has been part of UCLA since 1926 (on paper) or 1934 (in fact).
The Clark was founded by William Andrews Clark, Jr. (1877-1934),…More Articles...
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- Missing you lil sister.....
- Patricia Gwendolyn Mitchell 1968 - 2018
- In Memory of David S. Cunningham Jr. June 24, 1935-November 15, 2017
- In Memory of Inez H. Mogul
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